Key events
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Arne Slot: “We have to do better”
“Losing that day was hard to take,” the Liverpool manager said of his team's surprise defeat at the hands of Forest at Anfield. “Now, looking back and seeing where they are in the league, it's not as shocking a result as it felt then. They had a good game plan and they made us play a bad game. We have to do better. “We have to look at the details.”
Nuno: “We know what we can do”
“We are here to compete against all the teams and I think we are doing well, but nothing changes in our approach, which remains the same,” the Forest boss said of tonight's rivals. “We know what we can do and how we want to do things. We know each other, our strengths and weaknesses. So let’s play.”
When asked if he thinks Liverpool Although he underestimated his team before the game at Anfield in September, Nuno said: “I can't answer that. I don't know. We never underestimate any opponent and the test was against Luton. In football there is no easy game. In my opinion, never underestimate anyone.”
Jürgen Klopp: “I hope Salah stays at Liverpool”
Jürgen Klopp has described Mohamed Salah as “the greatest striker Liverpool have had in modern times,” saying he hopes his former employers resolve their contractual standoff with their talisman and extend his stay beyond this summer. Nick Ames reports from Salzburg…
Tonight's game officials
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
Attendees: Stuart Burt and James Mainwaring
Fourth referee: Juan Busby
VAR: John Brooks
VAR Assistant: Derek Eaton
Those teams: Curtis Jones falls to the bench and is replaced by Dominik Szoboszlai in the only change from Liverpool that started against Manchester United in the last game of the tournament. first division.
Forest also made one change from their last league game, a 3-0 win over Wolves. Nicolás Domínguez starts on the bench, making way for Ryan Yates.
Nottingham Forest-Liverpool lineups
Nottingham Forest: Sels, Aina, Milenkovic, Murillo, Williams, Anderson, Yates, Gibbs-White, Elanga, Hudson-Odoi, Wood.
Substitutes: Miguel, Morato, Awoniyi, Domínguez, Ward-Prowse, Moreno, Jota, Sosa, Boly.
Liverpool: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Van Dijk, Konate, Robertson, Gravenberch, Mac Allister, Szooboszlai, Salah, Gakpo, Díaz.
Substitutes: Kelleher, Endo, Chiesa, Jones, Elliott, Jota, Tsimikas, Quansah, Bradley.
Early team news
Liverpool will be without striker Darwin Núñez, who will have to miss this match due to suspension after receiving his fifth booking of the season in his team's final league match against Manchester United. Defenseman Joe Gomez will also miss with a hamstring injury.
Danilo could be a starter Nottingham Forest tonight after returning from an ankle injury coming off the bench against Luton in the FA Cup on Saturday. Ivorian defensive midfielder Ibrahim Sangare will miss the match with a hamstring injury. Brazilian goalkeeper Carlos Miguel is likely to return to the Forest bench despite his impressive performance against Luton, and first-choice goalkeeper Matz Sels is likely to return between the sticks.
Premier League: Nottingham Forest-Liverpool
the only team to beat Liverpool In the league so far this season, Nottingham Forest host Arne Slot's league leaders tonight hoping to repeat the feat and in the process establish their credentials as the most unlikely title contenders since Leicester City in 2016 .
Among the relegation favorites before a ball was kicked in August, Nuno Espirito Santo's Forest have been a revelation this season and tonight's match is something of a reminder of the classic encounters played between these two clubs in the 1970s and 80s.
Third in the standings, six points away Liverpool Having played one more game, Forest are already being talked about as a possible Champions League qualifier, but a second victory this season over Liverpool will almost certainly make their fans dare to dream of much more. Kick-off at the City Ground is at 8:00pm GMT, but stay tuned for team news and preparations in the meantime.
